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Livingstone freut sich bekannt zu geben, dass das nordamerikanische Softwareunternehmen <\/strong>Darwin CX<\/strong><\/a> eine strategische Beteiligung an der <\/strong>dsb Group<\/strong><\/a> (dsb) erworben hat. Die dsb ist ein marktf\u00fchrender Anbieter von Customer Experience Software f\u00fcr Digital- und Printmedien in Deutschland und Gro\u00dfbritannien und eine Tochtergesellschaft des IT-Unternehmens <\/strong>Beck Gruppe<\/strong><\/a>. Darwin CX ist Marktf\u00fchrer f\u00fcr Subscription-Software in Nordamerika und ist ein Portfolio-Unternehmen von First Ascent Ventures, New Era Capital Partners und Felicitas Global Partners. Durch die Transaktion entsteht ein f\u00fchrender transatlantischer Player im Bereich Customer Experience Software f\u00fcr Medienunternehmen. Livingstone war im Rahmen der Transaktion als exklusiver Corporate Finance Berater f\u00fcr die dsb und der Beck Gruppe t\u00e4tig.<\/strong><\/p>

Die dsb Gruppe leistet als Anbieter des Customer Experience Eco-Systems \u201efly\u201c, welches eine vollst\u00e4ndige End-to-End-Automatisierung der gesamten Customer Subscription Journey erm\u00f6glicht, einen zentralen Beitrag zur digitalen Transformation von Digital- und Printverlagen. Die dsb Group wurde von dem deutschen IT-Unternehmen Beck Gruppe gegr\u00fcndet, welche mit rund 700 Mitarbeitern einen Umsatz von 100 Millionen Euro im DACH-Raum, in Italien und in Frankreich erwirtschaftet. Im Rahmen der Transaktion hat die Beck Gruppe eine Mehrheitsbeteiligung an der dsb an Darwin CX ver\u00e4u\u00dfert.<\/p>

Darwin CX ist eine SaaS-Plattform, die entwickelt wurde, um Kundengewinnung und -bindung mit Hilfe von Customer Intelligence Management zu verbessern. Die kanadische Service-Plattform f\u00fcr Subscription Commerce wurde 2018 gegr\u00fcndet und bietet Customer Insight, Kampagnenmanagement, Abwicklung, Finanz-Reporting, Kundensupport und vieles mehr aus einer Hand. Dank Echtzeitdaten werden so optimale Kundenerlebnisse erm\u00f6glicht, w\u00e4hrend gleichzeitig Neukundengewinnungs- und Bindungs-Raten gesteigert und Marketingausgaben reduziert werden k\u00f6nnen.<\/p>

Ulrich Beck, CEO und Inhaber der Beck Gruppe<\/strong>, kommentiert: \u201cDer strategische Fit zwischen Darwin und der dsb existiert nicht nur auf dem Papier \u2013 er ist Realit\u00e4t! Livingstone und Michael Westhoven haben dies erkannt und uns bei der Transaktion von Anfang an mit gro\u00dfem Einsatz bis zum Closing unterst\u00fctzt \u2013 vielen Dank f\u00fcr die professionelle Beratung in jeder Phase dieses komplexen Projektes!\u201d<\/em><\/p>

Michael Westhoven<\/strong><\/a>, Partner bei Livingstone in D\u00fcsseldorf<\/strong>, kommentiert: \u201cWir freuen uns sehr, dass wir als Corporate Finance-Berater der dsb zur Etablierung eines neuen, weltweit f\u00fchrenden Anbieters im Bereich Customer Experience Management beitragen konnten. Wir sind davon \u00fcberzeugt, dass Darwin CX und dsb die digitale Transformation im Verlagsbereich auf das n\u00e4chste Level heben werden und damit die Branche in die Lage versetzen, die strategischen Herausforderungen der Zukunft zu meistern.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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